Allen Stone – A Fathers Song (Guitar)

   G              D
I see you on the kitchen floor

Bm                  C
Three weeks past the age of four

     G     D       C
Will you remember this?

        G                D
There's so much that I'd like to say

        Bm                C
'Cause someday you'll push me away

     G         D      C
And leave your innocence

Bm          C        G                D
Your father's father loved in his own way

Bm       C              Am              D
We had our moments but he would always say

            C               Bm
That I will fail but always try

              Am               G
And I will do wrong things and apologize

      C                Bm
And show you what it's like

      D
To forgive

                  C               Bm
And I'll give you space but never leave

                 Am        G
And be your safe place for you to grieve

      C            Bm             D
When you get lost please remember this

                                 G   D   Bm   C
A father's love knows where you live

  G             D
I see your arm around someone

    Bm              C
The salt and sugar of your love

  G      D       C
I do remember this

     G                  D
Oh a heart can break a thousand ways

        Bm             C
There's wisdom in the scars we make

     G        D       C
And time will heal the rest

Bm         C            G                D
I'm just a father who's learning his own way

Bm         C        Am             D
All I can offer is exactly what my daddy would say

            C               Bm
Well I will fail but always try

           Am               G
I will do wrong things and apologize

     C                  Bm
And show you what it's like

       D
To forgive

                  C                Bm
And I'll give you space but never leave

                 Am                G
And be your safe place for you to grieve

     C             Bm              D
When you get lost please remember this

                                 G
A father's love knows where you live

    Bm           Em
And I will do my best

       C              D
To not cushion every fall

Bm             Em
Even though my heart tells me

    C               D
To save you from it all

                   Em        C
Well there will be tears and jealousy

                   Em       C
And there will be loss and victory

    Bm                Em
But when your daddy's gone

  Am                 D
I hope that you will see

       C                 Bm
That I failed but always tried

           Am               G
I did some wrong things and apologized

      C                  Bm         D
And showed you what it's like to forgive

               C                  Bm
And I gave you space but wouldn't leave

                Am             G
And I'm still a safe place for you to grieve

     C            Bm              D
When you get lost please remember this

       C                 Bm
That I failed but always tried

           Am               G
I did some wrong things and apologized

      C                  Bm         D
And showed you what it's like to forgive

           C                  Bm
I gave you space but wouldn't leave

                Am             Em
And I'm still a safe place for you to grieve

     C            Bm              D
When you get lost please remember this

                                 G   D   Bm   C
A father's love knows where you live

                 G    D   C
Knows where you live